to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
furious facial expression
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to be too numerous; to be too much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
in the same way as; just like
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
decision; settlement; definition
that's the way it is; such is life
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
much less; to say nothing of
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
not caring; not giving a damn
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be greedy; to devour greedily
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
the way back; the way home; return trip