disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
about; concerning; related to; -ish
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
poor physical health; bad shape
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
side table; bedside table
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental