to keep standing; to stand motionless
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to manage something successfully; to be successful
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
intelligence agency; secret service
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
unconditionally; as a rule
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
inscrutable; incomprehensible
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought