to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to increase; to add to; to augment
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to complain; to make a complaint
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
fall; drop; descent; coming down
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
what's what; heads or tails
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
trauma (usu. psychological)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to thrust down; to push off