raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
question; inquiry; enquiry
accurate; correct; precise; exact
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tradition; legend; folklore
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to ask; to enquire; to query
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
guess; conjecture; surmise
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring