a little bit; a little while
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
deep inside; innermost place
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to continue to do; to persist in doing
twice; again; second time
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
connection; link; relationship
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
release; emission; ejection
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)