whispering into a person's ear
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
dispute; argument; contention
probability; likelihood; chances
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to go past; to pass; to pass by
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
thunderous roar; roaring sound
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to fly around; to scatter
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
acceleration; speeding up
three sides; small offering stand
continuation; succession; series; continuous
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...