to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
instant; moment; for an instant
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
meaning; significance; sense
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well