to come to an end; to close the curtain
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to subsist; to keep on living
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
particular; hard to please; fussy
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
depression; low spirits; dejection
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to state; to express; to mention
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school