strangeness; abnormality; disorder
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
second (unit of time); arc second
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
older sister; elder sister
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
please (give me); please (do for me)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be overcome with emotion
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly