to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
nothing but; except; no more than
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to recall; to remember; to recollect
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to yearn for; to pine for
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
murder; killing; murderer
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
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)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out