decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
screening (a movie); showing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
devil; evil spirit; genie
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to push back; to press back; to force back
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)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm