before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
charming; fascinating; attractive
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
such; this sort of; like this
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason