salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
what's what; heads or tails
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
funny story; funny anecdote
drop (e.g. of water); drip
between times; when there's a spare moment
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
no, not like that (but like this)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
firm; strong; solid; stable
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter