reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
episode; anecdote; vignette
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
real thing; original; actual
near oneself; close to one; familiar
example; illustration; precedent
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
interest (in something); enthusiasm
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
being startled; getting a shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)