century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
inside; interior; inner part
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
chilly; unpleasantly cold
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
show tent; circus tent; freak show
rare (or peculiar) animal
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
death by crushing; being crushed to death
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)