language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
for the first time in one's life
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
(not) even once; (not) ever
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
very young; little; childish; immature
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)