to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
older brother; elder brother
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
parting; separation; farewell
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to become empty; to be emptied
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role