screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to compose; to put together
general; popular; common; typical
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
ability; performance; efficiency
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
preference; priority; precedence
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
wicked thought; wicked mind
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do