to slide down; to slip down
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
leaving; quitting; retiring
to be dead; to be lifeless
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
everybody; every last one of them; all
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
the very best; excellent; superb
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
one's real father; natural father; biological father
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
one's own style; self-taught manner
under construction; in preparation
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality