to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to repeat; to do over again
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hey; listen; look here; I say
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she