gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
while; during (the time when)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(political) power; authority; influence
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to entrust; to leave to a person
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
chalk (mineral); white wall
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do