finish; finishing; finishing touches
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
declaration of war; proclamation of war
official announcement; proclamation
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said