master; teacher; stable master
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
marriage ceremony; wedding
spider's thread; spider silk
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
forced laugh; forced smile
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming