physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
stagnation; hindrance; delay
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
wearing one's hair in braids
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
literally; to the letter; literal
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
bedside; near one's pillow
light; right; right field; right fielder
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail