to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
upper half of the body; upper body
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
not yet known; unknown; strange
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to remove; to move out of the way
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
atelier; studio; workshop
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
older sister; elder sister
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)