to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
by today; before the day is over
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
unfairness; injustice; partiality
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
discouragement; disappointment
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
way of asking; way of listening; listener
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
way of talking; speaking style
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength