to be detained; to take time
to demand money; to pester; to extort
research funds (expenses)
near; close; beside; third person
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
vocational school; technical school
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
professionalism; professional awareness
referral fee; introduction fee
comfort; consolation; diversion
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
unprecedented; never seen before
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
how; in what way; I wonder
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
mental aspect; mental side
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx