half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
desperately; for one's dear life
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to badger; to pester; to beg
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
capillary; capillary vessel
nervousness; oversensitivity
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to get one's head around; to think about
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix