unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
simply; merely; only; solely
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
reopening; resumption; restarting
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
regret; repentance; remorse
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be needed; to be wanted