to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
to have a chill run down one's spine
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
caller; visitor; company; guest
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to taste; to try (food or drink)
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to be too numerous; to be too much
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
influence; effect; impact
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
high grade; special grade; classy
feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more