conviction; belief; confidence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be dead; to be lifeless
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
light blue; pale blue; aqua
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
reduction by half; halving
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
unanticipated; unexpected
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
if you think about it; come to think of it
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
on the occasion of; at the time of
careful; elaborate; scrupulous