before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
front; frontage; facade; main
heating; application of heat
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
being on stage when the curtain opens; wooden floor; wooden-floored room; thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
of course; certainly; naturally
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's own work; making by oneself
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
comparatively; relatively
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone