to check someone's temperature
to correct oneself; to restate
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
terrible luck; very bad luck
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
back off!; leave me alone!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to lose all customers (visitors, etc.)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
library; book collection; paperback book
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe