monolith; large slab of rock
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
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
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
kindness; intimacy; friendship
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
separate case; another matter
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to discuss; to talk together
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
how many people; a number of people
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
shoeshine; shoe polishing
while; during; while; although; all; both
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer