(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to jump from one thing to another
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
forgetting; lapse of memory
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
narrow; thin (sized); slender
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
during; for the duration of
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
like this; this sort; this way
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to get warm; to become warm
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
to begin to walk; to set out
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back