health; healthy; sound; fit
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to entrust; to leave to a person
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
within; inside of; less than
contrived; false-sounding
watch store; watch dealer
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
and then; and so; and; so then
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
not necessarily so; is not always true
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
assistance; backing; reinforcements
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to see through; to see the true nature of something
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky