contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
encouragement; cheering on
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
like this; this sort; this way
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
ancient times; prehistoric times
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
husband and wife; married couple
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
emotional scars; mental trauma
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
such; this sort of; like this
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...