even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
melancholy; gloom; depression
distrust; unjust suspicion
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
free translation; liberal translation
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
single word; a few words; brief comment
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
pronunciation; production of sound
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity