to push (something) against
demon of ill health; disease
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
colouring; coloring; colorant
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
on and after; from ... onward; since
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
orphan; person without friends
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
good things come to those who wait
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
unexpected; unforeseen; strange