eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as a child; when one was a child
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
self-consciousness; self-awareness
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
failure; mistake; blunder
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 stop crying; to cry oneself out
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
free time; time at leisure
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to gather; to collect; to assemble
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
regret; repentance; remorse
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)