repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
witnessing; observing; sighting
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
3rd day of the month; three days
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
unanticipated; unexpected
discovery; detection; finding
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
running away; escaping on foot
to lose sight of; to miss
2nd day of the month; two days
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
human relations; personal relationships
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(not) even once; (not) ever
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to encamp; to take up positions
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(not) even once; (not) ever