safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to crouch; to squat; to cower
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
prone to adultery; flirtatious
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(not) so much; (not) that much
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
four (long cylindrical things)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
the place for; the time for; the level of
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
prefix for forming ordinal numbers