hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
nesting hole; burrow; den
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to think too much; to be over-concerned
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to change (one's clothes)