to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
flour; meal; powder; dust
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
a find; windfall; bargain
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to settle (in a place); to settle down
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to find out; to discover; to locate
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
near; close; beside; third person
eccentric; crank; oddball
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be talked about behind one's back
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly