pushing by hand; hand gilding
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to check; to stop; to keep back
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
movie set; filming location