pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to burst (open); to break; to split
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
in the morning; during the morning
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to frolic about; to mess around
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
calculated; premeditated; considered
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
knee dislocation; making someone's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hair (on the head); (a) hair
cheep cheep; tweet tweet; gently (moving)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
just now; a moment ago; this very minute