to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
being good at cooking; good cook
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
gradually; slowly but steadily
moving; touching; stirring
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
older sister; lass; young lady
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to grow taller (of people)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
can't help; won't make much difference
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish