whispered conversation; whispering
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
silence; stillness; quietness
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
opposite; reverse; contrary
in terms of; from the point of view of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to add (e.g. a postscript)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
striking; remarkable; considerable
advanced level; high grade; senior
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
superiority; predominance
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
had better ...; had better not ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
reaching; attaining; arrival
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
apparent; obvious; very clear
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)