to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
prevention; protection (against); precaution
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
senility; dotage; decrepitude
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
the other day; lately; recently
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
kind; sort; species; species
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
reset; fresh start; new beginning
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
technical term; terminology; jargon
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy