springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
tiled; covered with tiles
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
chilly feeling after a bath
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
about; concerning; related to; -ish
close; intimate; on good terms
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
big catch (fishing); good haul
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation