to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
pointing out; identification
tedious; boring; being fed up with