to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to repeat; to do over again
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
offensive (movement); aggression
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
taste; liking; preference
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
programme; program; plans; arrangements
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)