operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
plastics; synthetic resins
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
already; now; no longer; not any more
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
explanation; interpretation
possible; likely; probable
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
serious; severe; grave; acute
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
what date?; what's the date?; when?
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days