opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to be transparent; to show through
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
slowly and quietly; smoothly
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
serious look (on one's face); straight face
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
here and there; in places
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in