lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
color scheme; colour scheme
smallish; on the small side
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
transparency; degree of clearness
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
such a thing; something like that
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
such; like that; in that way
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
vocal sound; tone of voice
sign of remorse; indication of regret