clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
one's family; family member
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
final; eventual; ultimate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to correct oneself; to restate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture