to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
loud sound; loud reverberation
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
desperately; for one's dear life
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
chance (of success); odds
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
outward appearance; apparent