small; fine; detailed; stingy
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
again and again; repeatedly
men and women of all ages
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?