to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
vitality; energy; dynamism
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
looks; features; (personal) appearance
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to forget completely; to leave behind
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
when it comes to ...; as for ...
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)