one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to stop talking; to be silent
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
as much as one can; as much as possible
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
don't worry; no worries; never mind
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
limbs; arms and legs; body
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
work clothes; business suit
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
data collection; data acquisition
sexual preference; sexual predilection
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
great success; huge success