beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ago; since; before; previous
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
otherwise; or else; if not
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
almost; roughly; approximately
face with no make-up; sobriety
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to give directions; to issue instructions
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business