cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
bloodsucking; sucking blood
contract; compact; agreement
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
anxiety (about the future)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying