reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
beyond that point; after that
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to shake; to sway; to waver
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
sweet and sour; bittersweet
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
rising; ascending; climbing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone