to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
trembling from fear; trembling all over
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
several hundred; hundreds (of)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
how long; how far; how much
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
from now; from this moment; henceforth
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
important person; strategic person; key figure
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
sincerity; true heart; devotion
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
nice; likeable; desirable
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently