to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
maintenance; preservation; improvement
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
distance travelled; mileage
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
right side; right-hand side
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to throw into; to toss into
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness