to look upwards; to look up
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to support each other; to support one another
to come into being; to be born
to see through; to see the true nature of something
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
strangely; oddly; mysteriously
between-crops season; off-crops season
to become distant; to recede
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
to nip (something) in the bud
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to mistake (A for B); to misread
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be lacking in options; to be too few
prime of one's working life
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
old friend; familiar face
to force open; to push open
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hold something reverently with both hands