to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to boil strongly; to be excited
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
self control; self restraint
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
about; concerning; related to; -ish
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
room detached from main house
question; inquiry; enquiry
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
as a child; when one was a child; childhood