hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
whispering into a person's ear
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
is something that; is that which
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
transparency; degree of clearness
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
of no interest; not interested
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be itching to put one's skills to use
something like ...; something called ...
to step back; to walk backwards
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling