retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
very likely; very probable
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
because of; owing to; due to
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
after school (at the end of the day)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
school building; schoolhouse
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to breathe out; to exhale