tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
excursion; field trip; school trip
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
air conditioning; air cooling
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
(how) many times; (how) often
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
Western clothing; Western binding
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
video camera; video camcorder
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off