to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(not so) much; (not) very
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
note (letter) left behind; will
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to complete decisively; to do to completion
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter