trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
apron (waist-down); waist apron
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mountain range; mountain belt
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to shake one's head (in denial)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
serious; severe; grave; acute
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
brand-new article; new item
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
hills and fields; hill and dale
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled