to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
just the other day; quite recently
favorite; favourite; habitually used
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
influence (on someone); inspiration
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to be transparent; to show through
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
serious look (on one's face); straight face
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
while; during (the time when)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to shake; to sway; to waver