to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
all sorts of; all kinds of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
black rotary-dial telephone
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
description; describing; depicting
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
imposing stance; daunting pose