origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
"it was all a dream"-ending
globular shape; spherical shape
change of schedule; schedule change
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
without thinking of the consequences
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
separate arrangement (e.g. of payments); handling separately; beating (egg whites and yolks) separately
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
child's tear-stained face
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
providing information; provision of information; information provision
comments section; comment field
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to become empty; to be emptied
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by