insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
short pause; short interval
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
club activities; extracurricular activities
sounding each other out; probing each other
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in the meanwhile; during the time
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
what time; (lit.) which hour
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist