grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
positive thinking; optimism
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
development (of film); photographic processing
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shopping; purchased goods
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
home-schooling; studying at home
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
very likely; very probable
living; lifestyle; living room
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction