solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
grip (of hand); grip strength
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
physical strength; muscle strength
(not) even with; (not) even using
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
having gone too far to turn back
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)