reservation; putting on hold; deferment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to telephone; to make a phone call
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
have a pain in one's chest
just because; even if; even though
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
resignation; acceptance; consolation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to whine; to make feeble complaints
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
overlapping; piling; stacking
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to fly around; to scatter
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake