to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
second; number two; runner-up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
prickling; stinging; tingling
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
author; writer; novelist; artist
editor (in publishing, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly