to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
true; real; blood-related; biological (father, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
vocal sound; tone of voice
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to tighten; to press hard
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
although I say; although one might say; although called
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
straight; as the crow flies
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity