nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
of all things (days, etc.)
this occasion; at this time; now
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
body; physical system; (the) person
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
sick person; patient; invalid
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to sink (into); to get depressed
joints; points (of a speech)
third day of the month; three days
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay