time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to speak; to hear a voice
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to feel; to sense; to experience
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
though; notwithstanding; although
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
cyborg; cybernetic organism
human being; human; person; character (of a person)