almost; roughly; approximately
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
it is not (like that) either
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
here and there; in places
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders