poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(not) so much; (not) that much
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
observation; survey; watching
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
whichever one chooses; either way
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to die; (lit.) to become earth
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion