nape (of the neck); nucha
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
softness; comparatively soft
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
internal organs; intestines; viscera
hearsay; learning by hearsay
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to fail to catch; to ignore
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
threshold; breaking point
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
putting life into; animating; cheering up
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
good impression; favorable impression
colonization; colonisation
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon