to be relieved; to feel relieved
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
landscape photograph; landscape photography
smoothly; easily; readily
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to have meaning; to be meaningful
writing; composition; essay; sentence
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to step forward; to volunteer
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)