depiction; description; portrayal
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
such; this sort of; like this
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
job application form; employee satisfaction
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
body and soul; mind and body
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
family; relatives; dependents; household
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
eye for people; ability to judge character