to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
contradiction; inconsistency
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
in accordance with; according to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
around the clock; day and night
healthy; sound; wholesome
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute