critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
calming down; quieting down
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
lifting (a child) high up in the air
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
innermost depths of one's heart
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
biological child; one's own child
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to bawl; to cry; to scream
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to make a speech; to address
Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
triangle; triangular shape
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind