solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
indescribable; having no way to express
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
foster father; adoptive father
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
will; testament; last request
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
preservation; retainment; keeping
even though; despite; when
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from