washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
light and darkness; light and shade
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to scrape off; to shave off
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
cannot be compared with; no match for
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
body and soul; mind and body
to entrust; to leave to a person
difference; discrepancy; variation
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
surely; certainly; without doubt
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be too late; to be too slow