to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
nothing but; none other than
garden (esp. with trees); park
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
medical science; medicine
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
function; facility; faculty; feature
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be able to manage somehow or another
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble