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息をのむ

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息をのむ

iki o nomu

Catch one's breath

Meaning

To gasp in surprise or admiration.

Meaning

To gasp in surprise or admiration.

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半減 ja geste barrière fr संक्रमणरोधी hi يتمرن ar der Zoll de litigio es contentar es ألم ar syntenfy en 兼并 zh estofar pt 实践性 zh expedir es director es enrager fr अकेलेपन में hi 急ぎます (急ぐ) ja el minuto es नागरिक hi optimisé fr आशावान hi iniciar es सूरज hi متأسف بودن fa

Phrases

To be all in. en Poderia? pt दो टूक बात कहना hi 갑자기 생각났어요. ko موافقم. fa 友人がいる ja 从环境角度 zh زمان مناسب fa سجل اسمه. ar Être en quête de. fr 提出要求 zh جزاك الله خيراً ar 잘 모르겠네요. ko Rester bouche bée. fr 화장실이 어디예요? ko गहरा असर डालना। hi Through this lens en I concur. en Donner son opinion. fr 입이 심심하다. ko Eine Anzeige aufgeben de ज़रूरी काम hi 家へ帰る ja 独具匠心 zh

Grammar Rules

Ellipsis in Coordinated Sentences (Gapping) hi Hidden R: The Subscript Slash (Pra, Tra, Gra) hi Beyond "But" and "And": Advanced Hindi Connectors (Balki, Maano, Kahi aisa na ho) hi French Literary Subjunctive: Fancy Past Tense (Subjonctif imparfait -er) fr Topic Particle は (Wa): The 'Sticky Note' of Japanese ja Advanced Hindi Conjuncts: Mastering Samyukt Akshar (क्ष, ज्ञ, त्र) hi Articles with Geographical Names (the UK, Mount Everest, the Nile) en Arabic Emphasis & Possibility: Qad (قد) ar Hindi Relative Pronouns: The 'Jo...Voh' Connection hi French Literary Past (-oir & -re verbs) fr Meeting Up: Encontrar-se vs Encontrar pt Prepositions with Countries (en, au, aux) fr No and None: Talking About Zero en Arabic Hollow Verbs: To Be and To Say (kāna & qāla) ar Wishing and Doubting: Intro to Spanish Subjunctive (Presente de Subjuntivo) es Arabic Verb Form V: The Reflexive "Self" Verb (tafa33ala) ar At the Edge: German Preposition 'an' + Dative for Location (am, an der) de Classical Interrogatives: Asking 'What' and 'Why' with Elegance (何、奚、胡、曷) zh

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