cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pass (of time); to elapse
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to turn completely into; to become completely
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sympathy; compassion; pity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the same kind; accomplice; partner
comfort; consolation; diversion
at a loss for words; stumped for words
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
two (long cylindrical things)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
anxiety (about the future)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
simple honesty; tactless frankness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
unanticipated; unexpected
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation