several minutes; a few minutes
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to rock; to shake; to swing
calamity; disaster; accident
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
around the clock; day and night
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much