beginning; outset; first; onset
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
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
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
cosmetics; toilet articles
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
conviction; belief; confidence
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to feel; to sense; to experience
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
electricity; (electric) light
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation