to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to lie down; to throw oneself down
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
box cutter; utility knife
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear