immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
sorry; excuse me; thank you
discovery; detection; finding
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to pause; to have a short intermission
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to overflow from something full
several times; a few times
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
eardrum; tympanic membrane
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
right to choose; a say; option