to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
this (very thing); this precisely
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
that is to say; so that means
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to attack; to assault; to assail
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
detective work; detective industry
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
place; situation; position; location
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this