to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
sewing; needlework; embroidery
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
to be perturbed; to be agitated
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
court (of law); courtroom
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
preface; foreword; introduction
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado