to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
systematic; regular; routine
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
reconciliation; make peace with
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
something like ...; something called ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in