middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
new student; freshman; first-year student
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
looking away; looking aside
(turned out) all right in the end
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
flour paste cake in the form of a tube
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be cleared of a charge
forcibly; against one's will
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
genuine; authentic; true; real
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
how can (one) do something
to state; to express; to mention
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
testimony; (verbal) evidence
authenticity; credibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)