gentle; mild; meek; tender
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to triumph; to be elated with success
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
long hair (usu. of a man)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
head; brains; intelligence
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
simple and clear; plain and simple
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to squeeze out; to wring out
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
everything; anything; nothing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
offender; criminal; culprit
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
back (of a chair); backrest
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
magazine; journal; periodical