to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to tear off; to strip; to rob
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to change the position of
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
annual (plant); first-year student
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to erase all trace of something
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
male instincts; male frivolity
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
instead; but (on the other hand)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
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
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
victim; injured party; sufferer
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
good feeling; feeling good
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)