place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
in the meanwhile; during the time
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to smash; to break into pieces
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker