strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to perceive; to understand
of tender years; very young
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to explain adequately; to be accountable
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
mockery; derision; ridicule
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)