goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
individual differences; personal equation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
difficult to eat; unpalatable
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
several minutes; a few minutes
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right