falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
front; frontage; facade; main
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to watch steadily; to stare
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to rock; to shake; to swing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to ask; to enquire; to query
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to go along; to walk along; to follow
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
fall; drop; descent; coming down
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)