to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
silence (not speaking); muteness
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
This isn't over; I will get my revenge