to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
body; physical system; (the) person
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ascetic monk; trainee monk
such ... as; or some such
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
young girl; lass; adolescent female
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be silent; to say nothing
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition