to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
shopping; purchased goods
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
illustrated diary; picture diary
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
origin; beginning; source