shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
time; hour; period; class
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how long; how far; how much
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to recall; to remember; to recollect
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sixth day of the month; six days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding