correction; rectification; mending; repair
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to ask a question; to ask questions
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
upward glance; upturned eyes
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
from the viewpoint of; according to
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something