to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
occurrence; happening; incident; event
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
successively; one after another
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
this sort of; this type of
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus