beginning; outset; first; onset
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
ago; since; before; previous
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
meaning; significance; sense
in the same way as; just like
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
not caring; not giving a damn
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
by myself; in person; by oneself
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness