to be enchanted; to be charmed
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lately; recently; nowadays
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
street with tramline; railroad track; railroading the opponent straight out of the ring
riding together; riding with
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to accept; to receive; to agree
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to pierce through; to break through
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)