grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be too late; to be too slow
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
vacant or unoccupied room
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
investment; contribution; financing
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
with a bump; with a clunk
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
desperation; struggle to the death
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order