to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to rock; to shake; to swing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to say too much; to go too far
admiration; wonder; astonishment
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
regret; repentance; remorse
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number