pressing; urging; demanding; demand
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
conventionality; triteness
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
climax; peak; zenith; apex
proposal; offer; request; application
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to lend an ear to; to listen to
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
troublesome; annoying; complicated
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
floor below; floor downstairs
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
bottom floor; lowest floor
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
evening sky; twilight sky
lost article; something forgotten
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour