left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
tool; implement; means; furniture
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to intervene; to stop (something)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination