wall clock; grandfather clock
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to have a reason; to have an excuse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
suspicious-looking; fishy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
moderately; in moderation
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
narrow; thin (sized); slender
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
with a click; with a snap
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
how long; how far; how much
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure