to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
instant; moment; for an instant
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to use up all one's strength; to die
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to complain; to make a complaint
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
working adult; full-fledged member of society
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)
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray