meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
since when; from when; how long
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
expression; look; countenance; face
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
whole face; all over one's face
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
treating someone like a child
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to talk to oneself; to mutter
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)