to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
infant; baby; little child
to ask a question; to ask questions
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to take away; to carry off
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to jar; to creak; to grate
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
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
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
normalcy; normality; normal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
metallic sound; metallic clank
eardrum; tympanic membrane
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp