desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to continue to rain or snow
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
someone's looks and personal appearance
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
with a chuckle; with a giggle
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
bygones; the past; past event
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous