to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
undisputed; entirely; perfect
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
almost every day; almost daily
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
(not) even once; (not) ever
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
particularly; only; in the case of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to pay attention; to be watchful
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
just past noon; afternoon
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to move (house); to change residence
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
mass; quality and quantity
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work