to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
this is why; this means; it is the case that
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
professional killer; hit man
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
naturally; of course; understandably
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
depiction; description; portrayal
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
literature; books (reference); document
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour