to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
restoration; repair; mending
to discuss; to talk together
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
children's song; nursery rhyme
in its entirety; whole; wholly
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
observation; survey; watching
waste of time; killing time
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may