to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
half-sibling (with a different mother)
one's own child; one's own children
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
trivial; not amounting to much
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
if you think about it; come to think of it
state of mind; mentality; psychology
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
as you can imagine; as imagined
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to find out; to discover; to locate