scene; sight; scenario; setting
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to rush over; to run up to
arm; skill; efforts; ability
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
left breast; left side of the chest
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
as before; as ever; as it was originally