to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
prickling; stinging; tingling
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
third time lucky; third time's the charm
reaction; response; reaction
eardrum; tympanic membrane
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to jump up and down; to hop
shopping; purchased goods
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
snake; serpent; large snake
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
hair on the back of one's head
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)