to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to fight to the bitter end
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross