being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to raise one's voice; to shout
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to understand; to make out
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
manners; behavior; behaviour
stepping back; drawing back
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
composed expression; clear face
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)