to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
very young; little; childish; immature
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
study; diligence; discount; reduction
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
attractiveness; charm; amiability
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
at the last moment; this late in the game
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to get one's breath back; to calm down
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to get angry; to become perverse