a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
other side; opposite side; other party
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
accidental death; casualty
means; way; method; measure
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
have a pain in one's chest
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to fall flat; to fall face down
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
consequently; as a result
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers