near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
school building; schoolhouse
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
coating; film; membrane; tunic (plants); capsule
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
at some point in the past; at some stage
corridor; hallway; passageway
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
vocal sound; tone of voice
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable