smoothly; easily; readily
verbal message; word (from someone)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
solution; solution strategy
grip (of hand); grip strength
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
source of worry; source of distress
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to look away; to avert one's eyes
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to