opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
piece of meat; cut of meat
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
only; merely; but; no more than
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to torment; to torture; to harass
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
reason; cause; circumstances
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
loveable; very likeable; like very much
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in