seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to work hard at one's lessons
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get thin; to taper off
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
complexion; colour; color; blood red
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
every evening; night after night
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter