to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
suffix for familiar person
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
clearing one's throat; cough
such; like that; that sort of
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
having no idea; having no clue