order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
library; book collection; paperback book
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to talk; to chat; to chatter
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to be silent; to say nothing
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
bringing; taking; carrying
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point