embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
briskly; quickly; promptly
to blow out; to spout out
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
together; at the same time; same; identical
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that is to say; so that means
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
shopping; purchased goods
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
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
look!; there!; here!; that is
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)