knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
originally; by nature; from the start
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
directly; in person; firsthand
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
expression; look; countenance; face
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in the same way as; just like
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to look upwards; to look up
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to concern; to be related
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive