ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
dealing with; coping with
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to worry about the future
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
common front; united front
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up