alone; by oneself; on one's own
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to spit out; to eject; to dump
both hands; both arms; ten
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
man; male; masculine gender
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to force open; to push open
other side; opposite side; other party
to stiffen; to become stiff