whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
difference; variation; difference
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
deep affection; dear; beloved
alternately; by turns; one after the other
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
reaction; response; reaction
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
long time; long interval; for quite some time
reigning; controlling; dictating
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
largest class; top category
clearing one's throat; cough
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
but; however; provided that
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap