to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to blow out; to spout out
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
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
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge