shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
medicine; medical science
preface; introduction; preamble
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
image; figure; figure; form; image
Hades (god); Hades (the underworld)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
like this; in this way; as you see
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
pieces; scraps; disconnected
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
global positioning system; GPS
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality