almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
whenever you want; any time you like
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
failure; mistake; blunder
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
left breast; left side of the chest
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)