halting (speech); faltering; stammering
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
every evening; every night
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
all (there is); as long as there is
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to happen to meet; to come across
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
sweet voice; seductive voice
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
bored; having nothing to do; idle
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
manners; behavior; behaviour
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
and; thereupon; because of that