serious; severe; grave; acute
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
use; utilization; utilisation; application
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
one's house; one's home; one's family
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to run around; to bustle about
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)