conviction; belief; confidence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent