unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
arch of the foot; plantar arch
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to clamber (up); to scale
indescribable; inexpressible
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to like; to love; to be fond of
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
like that; that way; thus
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
even if not; even without
to raise one's voice; to shout
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)