fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
way; method; means; resource; course
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach