preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
number of digits or characters
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to count on one's fingers
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
action committee; executive committee
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to begin; to set about; to start
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement