softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
partly open; in half bloom
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
sign; indication; omen; symptom
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
3rd day of the month; three days
5th day of the month; five days
24 hours; twenty-four hours
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
treatment; service; handling; management
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant; renter
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things