to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
second-year student; biennial
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to be profitable; to yield a profit
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
such; like that; that sort of; very
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to complain; to make a complaint
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to fold up; to fold into layers
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
bygones; the past; past event
regret; repentance; remorse
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level