time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
boring; dull; uninteresting
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
casual speech; peer language; informal language
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to master something (through personal experience)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
in the end; on top of that
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
good humour (humor); good mood
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
no, not like that (but like this)