to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
successively; one after another
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
speculation; thinking; meditation
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to solicit; to demand; to extort
victim; injured party; sufferer
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
breathing of a sleeping person
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator