epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
freely; right and left; as one pleases
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
here and there; in places
half the body; half length
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to jump upon (a moving object)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
settlement; solution; resolution
as far as the eye can see
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to say; to be called; to do
name; given name; first name
to ask; to enquire; to query
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
is something that; is that which
feeling; sense; impression
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it