consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to be worn down; to be reduced
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
sexual act; sexual intercourse
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
such; this sort of; like this
very much; exceedingly; extremely
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
ground glass; frosted glass
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with