deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
standing tall; towering; soaring
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
one's way (ahead); one's path
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
indescribable; having no way to express
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
concentration; density; cardinality
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to soothe and humor; to coax
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
on bad terms; at loggerheads
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to pluck; to pick; to tear
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off