to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
greatest mistake of one's life
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to become pale; to turn pale
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
relaxation; recreation; recess
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
throat lozenge; cough drop
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
skill; dexterity; proficiency
quick work; (clever) feat
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to push (something) against
tea served without sweets
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to stop (plug) one's ears
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
remembrance; recollection; recognition