one-by-one; separately; in detail
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
clearing one's throat; cough
to correct oneself; to restate
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to approach; to draw near
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
of all things (days, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
don't worry; there's no need to worry
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
armed forces; military; troops
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry