string instrument; stringed instrument
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
failure; mistake; blunder
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
how; in what way; by what means
to shout (in anger); to yell
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
avoiding or dodging responsibility
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
patterns of thinking; train of thought
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to half-rise to one's feet
to rock; to shake; to swing
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam