lying down; down!; lie down!
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
as before; as ever; as it was originally
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
waterproofing; making watertight
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
just past noon; afternoon
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
guard; sentinel; garrison
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
honour; honor; glory; privilege
memory; ability to remember
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
free (of charge); gratuitous