sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
little finger; pinky; little toe
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
moment by moment; hour by hour
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to glare at each other; to confront each other
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
understood; I see; OK; present; here
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to approach; to draw near