to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to discuss; to talk together
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
loser; defeated person; the defeated
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to rest; to relax; to repose
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
collective responsibility; joint liability
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
in case of; at that time; at this time
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to one's delight; to one's joy
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week