to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
if you think about it; come to think of it
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate