sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to get late; to advance; to wear on
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to lean against; to set against
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to like; to love; to be fond of
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
proposal; proposition; suggestion
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one