to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
neat and clean; tidy; trim
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(in) the air; midair; sky
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
for today; for the time being
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone