shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
maternity leave; paternity leave
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be widely known; to be famous
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to face on; to look out on to
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
body; physical system; (the) person
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)