to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
this sort of; this type of
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wild beast; wild animal; brute
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
disclosure; exposure; revelation
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
unrequited love; one-sided love
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to be at a loss for words
to express (in words); to confess
to try to do; to attempt to do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
more than usual (usu. time)
to not believe one's ears
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner