tall figure; high stature
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
superstition; superstitious belief
in the same manner as before; the same as always
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shout (in anger); to yell
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
charming; fascinating; attractive
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
second marriage; remarriage
spouse; wife; husband; partner
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
in one's own way or style
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
hell on earth; living hell