subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to look away; to avert one's eyes
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
thousands; several thousand
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
household economy; family finances
clicking; clopping; clacking
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
every month; each month; monthly
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
discount coupon or ticket
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line