once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
though; notwithstanding; although
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast