mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
near; close; beside; third person
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to finger; to tamper (with)
near; nearby; not far off
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
review; reconsideration; revision
tenth day of the month; ten days
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
job; work; duties; trade; skill
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
this and that; one thing or another
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)