to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
fine weather; fair weather
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
basking in the sun; sunbathing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
to rock; to shake; to swing
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
nothing but; except; no more than
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
woman; female; feminine gender
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
courteous; decorous; polite
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change