lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
yearned for; longed for; missed
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
desalinating with water; salt removal
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
patient; unhurried; leisurely
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
spine; backbone; spinal column
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to be prolonged; to drag on
break in time; interruption; pause
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
boy; son; baby boy; young man