turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
recording medium; storage medium
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)