to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
limbs; arms and legs; body
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to ask a high price; to overcharge
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to lose sight of; to miss
direct unforked road; straight path
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
safety; welfare; well-being
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime