charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
good humour (humor); good mood
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
to mix; to stir; to blend
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
some book; book about that subject; books
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to discuss; to talk together
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)