stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
even though; despite; when
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
for a while; for some time; for a period
to spit out; to eject; to dump
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to change completely; to change suddenly
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post