ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
conviction; belief; confidence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to step forward; to volunteer
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; so that means
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(right at the) side; just beside
transactions; dealings; business
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded