past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a start; with a jump
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to harm; to cause harm to
sincere; honest; faithful
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
beyond one's control; nothing one can do