(direct) hit; hitting the mark
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
main question; real issue at hand
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
whispering into a person's ear
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
great laughter; burst of laughter
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
end; close; finish; termination