I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to devise; to plot; to plan
outcast; odd man out; pariah
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
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
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
act of mercy; helping another person
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive