thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
care; precaution; guarding; caution
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
valuable article; valuables
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
interior design; interior; upholstery
and; thereupon; because of that
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
of no interest; not interested
first of all; first thing
now that you say that; now that you mention it
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
something like ...; something called ...
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
after that (a substantive change occurred)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to order; to command; to appoint
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate