cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to keep away; to keep at a distance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
at least; at most; (even) just
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become dim; to become blurred
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
almost every day; almost daily
conviction; belief; confidence
middle of the night; dead of night
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
adds force or indicates command
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
silence (not speaking); muteness
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward