to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
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
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
as much as one can; as much as possible
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
what people say; rumours; public opinion
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
top of the head; crown of the head
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
modesty; humility; being humble
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval