congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
low dining table; tea table
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
to finger; to tamper (with)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
surrounding at a distance
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be needed; to be wanted
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
something like ...; something called ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
chronological order; time series
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
interview (e.g. for a job)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case