cross; crossed; cruciform
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
curious; strange; unusual
alternately; by turns; one after the other
reconciliation; make peace with
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
without permission; without notice
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
jumping to a wrong conclusion
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
contradiction; inconsistency
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
almost; roughly; approximately
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it