protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
fast approach; quick intimacy
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
heart; guts; nerve; central part
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
gem; jewel; precious stone
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)