having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
hiding one's embarrassment
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
physical strength; muscle strength
no sleep or rest; working day and night
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
quitting drugs; going cold turkey; going clean
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
optimism; taking an optimistic view
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to try all possible means
every person; each one; everybody
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to ask a question; to ask questions
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
raw materials; ingredient