only recently; just of late
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
neighbourhood; neighborhood
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
small; fine; detailed; stingy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
forced laugh; forced smile
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is