slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
great difference; major mistake
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
moron; idiot; stupid person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
sense of values; values; value system
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
being very busy; busyness
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
companion; partner; spouse
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to begin; to set about; to start
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control