to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
club budget; club expense
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to have an idea; to have a clue
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
planting; planting out; transplanting
another; different; something else
main cause; primary factor
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
genuine article; real thing; real deal
serious; not joking; straight
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to have one's hair stand on end
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
chilly; unpleasantly cold