taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
patting; stroking; caressing
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to accept; to receive; to agree
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
whenever you want; any time you like
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
the first star to appear in the evening
one's way back; one's way home
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
etc.; et cetera; and so on
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
growth period; growing season
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome