epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
condition; state (of health); appearance
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
if you think about it; come to think of it
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to go out and away; to leave
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
for the first time in one's life
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
innocent; cherubic; childlike
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)