rather than; more ... than ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
inside one's heart; in one's mind
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to ask; to enquire; to query
single word; a few words; brief comment
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)