the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
originally; by nature; from the start
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to apologize; to apologise
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to talk to oneself; to mutter
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
long ago; already; a long time ago
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
second day of the month; two days
third day of the month; three days
fourth day of the month; four days
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
while; even though; despite
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
in the same way as; just like
while; during (the time when)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on