retention; maintenance; preservation
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
consideration; taking into account
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
making practical; making useful; implementing
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
sitting with one's legs out to one side
situation of one's own doing
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
falling over; toppling sideways
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to come and go; to go back and forth
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
bento; Japanese box lunch
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
hereabouts; around there; that area
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)