patting; stroking; caressing
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
great success; huge success
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
on the other hand; at the same time
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
narrow margin; slim margin
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
extremely; very; really; super; so
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
pregnancy; conception; gestation
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
more than usual (usu. time)
urinary bladder; urinary cyst; vesica urinaria; bladder
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
on the occasion of; at the time of
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be kind to; to treat kindly
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)