soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
sticky paper slip; sticky note
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt