bunch of flowers; bouquet
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
split; division; break up
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to give; to do (something) for
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to cause someone to worry
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
attendance; presence; appearance
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)