to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
illumination; decorative lighting
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
offense; offence; method of attack
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be softened; to calm down
distinction; discrimination
first shrine visit of New Year
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
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.)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to trample; to crush underfoot
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
being about to cry; the verge of tears
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be relieved; to feel relieved