shyness; bashfulness; shame
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
sexual act; sexual intercourse
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to push aside; to push one's way through
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
completely; entirely; totally
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to run about; to rush about
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...