rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
document; official papers
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
nausea; sickness in the stomach
letter; missive; note; mail
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
stairs; stairway; staircase
to lose one's footing; to slip
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
even though things may appear this way
writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke); frank writing; writing the bare facts
to compose; to put together
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
natto (fermented soybeans)
to set up shop; to open a store
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb