to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
manners; behavior; behaviour
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to lead a life; to live a life
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)