to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to intertwine; to twist together
final; eventual; ultimate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
in this manner; in this way; like this
with a friendly grin; smilingly
radiant smile; contented smile
sales promotion; hard selling
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
feeling; sense; impression
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to repeat; to do over again
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to take a breath; to take a short rest
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
single word; a few words; brief comment
flood of emotions; many thoughts
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
now that you say that; now that you mention it