illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
training; drill; practice; discipline
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
late at night; at a late hour
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to slide into; to slip into
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
about when; about what time; how soon
dividing into four; quartering
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
tall figure; high stature
(love) letter tossed into a home
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
physical condition; state of health; shape
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses