topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
in that manner; like that
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to move forward; to move on
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
every year; yearly; annually