unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
in this way; thus; such; uh...
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
secret; private; surreptitious
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
ago; since; before; previous
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
talk; recital; narration; topic
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
to tighten; to press hard
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
both; both sides; both parties
mystery; mysteriousness; secret