just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
something that will help develop one's artistic skill
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
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
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
many; numerous; various; large number of
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to degenerate; to lapse into
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to forget completely; to leave behind
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)