to be hesitant; to feel timid
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
long time; long interval; for quite some time
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
that's a different matter; that's a different story
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
triumphant return; returning in triumph
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties