soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
as stated; verbatim; literally
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to well up; to burst; to arise
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
daily output; Nissan (Japanese car company)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
center part; middle part; center-parted bangs; curtains; hair intakes