polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
as you see; as you can see
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
baseball player; ballplayer
to badger; to pester; to beg
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
to jump at; to be attracted by
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
with a friendly grin; smilingly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)