indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel off and fall; to flake away
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
close; intimate; on good terms
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
secret; private; surreptitious
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to get distracted; to jump off the track
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
lately; recently; nowadays
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)