beautiful face; good looks; beauty
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
I see; that's right; indeed
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
beginning; outset; first; onset
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to attempt; to test; to try out
just a minute; small quantity
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun