current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
have to do; must; should; ought to
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
whatever (the case may be)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
another; different; separate; discrete
attendee; persons present
one by one; one at a time; in turn
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
personal feelings; self-interest
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
weak force; weak interaction
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
in that way; like that; that way
great-grandmother; great-grandma
obsession; compulsive idea
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
one day; (on) a certain day
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
recuperation; medical treatment
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution