star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
I appreciate your efforts
to be too late; to be too slow
willpower; energy; vitality
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
rich person; wealthy person
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
else; in addition; besides
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
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)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
posture; position; stance
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.