to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to wring the neck; to strangle
rope; cord; policeman's rope
leather shoes; leather boots
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
impudent; shameless; brazen
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
serious accident; major incident
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge