negotiations; discussions; connection
to be prolonged; to drag on
to increase; to add to; to augment
to badger; to pester; to beg
to beat time; to mark time
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
behind; in the rear; in back
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
only; merely; but; no more than
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
rear left; back left; left and behind
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
court (of law); courtroom
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to need; to demand; to take; to require
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to get one's head around; to think about
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
testimony; (verbal) evidence
workout (physical exercise); workout (management method)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
residing; living; dwelling
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school