to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
full length; total length; overall length
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
match (for lighting a fire)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
the other day; a few days ago
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
take the opportunity to (do something else)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
slightly early; just before
to look around; to survey
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
work style; way of working
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
prime of one's working life
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper