sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to face; to go towards; to head towards
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
stage actor; stage actress
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
setting a place; setting the table
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
head of the student council; president of the student council
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
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)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
you (plural); all of you; you all
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years