ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
tall figure; high stature
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
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)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
in order; in turn; one by one
not necessarily so; is not always true
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
hard fight; difficult struggle
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win