to be bony; to be angular
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
noisy; confused; uproarious
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to get strong; to gain strength
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
something; some kind of; for some reason
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
trusting too much; overestimating ability
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
relatively; comparatively
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering