to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stop talking; to be silent
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
convenient; handy; useful
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
stirring; slight movement
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
stepping back; drawing back
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to cross the line; to go too far
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate