to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be worried; to be troubled
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to show up; to appear; to turn up
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float