to be kind to; to treat kindly
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to think constantly about; to dwell on
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
literally; to the letter; literal
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to entertain; to make welcome
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rice and curry; curry rice
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
health; healthy; sound; fit
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
dishwashing; doing dishes
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right