honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
both (people); the two of them
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
lower half of the body; nether parts
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
ramification; branching off
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
several people; a few people
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to run around; to bustle about
hey there; I say; see here
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
stirring; slight movement