to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(not) even once; (not) ever
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
moment by moment; hour by hour
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
after that; afterwards; thereafter
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
by myself; in person; by oneself
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
these guys; these fellows