to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to ask a question; to ask questions
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
to mix; to blend; to combine
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
persecution complex; paranoia
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court