coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
from the beginning; from scratch
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
acceleration; speeding up
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
you could say that; that might be so
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
low (level, value, price, etc.)