rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to trample; to crush underfoot
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
safety zone; traffic island
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
good feeling; feeling good
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
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
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
long (time that has passed); old (story)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit