oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
departure; leaving; setting off
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
it's here!; it's happening!; yes!
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
taste; liking; preference
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
somewhat far; fairly distant
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)