insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
five (long cylindrical things)
guess; speculation; supposition
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
now that you say that; now that you mention it
newspaper story (article, account)
enumeration; citation; listing
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
watchful waiting; careful supervision
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
moving tale; impressive tale
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally