news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
if you think about it; come to think of it
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to speak ill of; to disparage
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
shady online money-making
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat