gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to talk; to chat; to chatter
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
running away; escaping on foot
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
height of; middle of; full bloom
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to watch steadily; to stare
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
parent-child relationship
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life