to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
for today; for the time being
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
and so; therefore; for that reason
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
proposal; offer; request; application
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to exert oneself; to make efforts
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be needed; to be wanted
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
word game; wordplay; playing with words