remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
moderate; proper; just right
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
estimation; criticism; comment
tool; implement; means; furniture
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to scrape off; to shave off
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)