quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to half-rise to one's feet
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to ask a question; to ask questions
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
because of; owing to; due to
to come to one's senses; to calm down
three; three years of age
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to open (one's eyes) wide
to push down; to knock down
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
not yet known; unknown; strange
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
that; the matter in question
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
long ago; a long time ago; already
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason