now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to faint; to be exhausted
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
endless; boundless; everlasting
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
memory; ability to remember
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
periodic medical check-up (examination)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to become better; to improve
grip (of hand); grip strength
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
in the same way as; just like
ignoring (one thing) for (another)