notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
forcibly; by force; against one's will
at least; at most; (even) just
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sympathy; compassion; pity
tone (of voice); manner of talking
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
attractive face and figure
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
classification; categorization; sorting
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
difference; variation; difference
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold