worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
cannot be compared with; no match for
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to like; to love; to be fond of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding