when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
romantic; spicy; coquettish
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
outside of; not covered by
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to rise; to erect; to get up
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
quiet; still; surreptitious
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe