handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to blow out; to spout out
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
yoke; constraints; oppression
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
good humour (humor); good mood
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
and then; and so; and; so then
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
authentic work (as opposed to a fake)
to draw back; to leave (the area)
to be overcome with emotion
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract