fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
choices; alternatives; options
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to have a reason; to have an excuse
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
married woman; another's wife
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to succeed; to bear fruit
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind