single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke down; to smooth down
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
installment; instalment; premium; bill
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
common knowledge; well-known fact
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
considerably; greatly; a lot
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to force open; to push open
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell