menial; meanness; servility; abject
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
paid vacation; paid holiday
application; request; petition
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
but; however; provided that
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
manner of using one's hands
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
large serving; large portion
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to crawl out of; to creep out of
left side; left-hand side
within; inside of; less than
in proportion to; just as much as
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
thereupon; therefore; because of that
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitching (of a boat, aircraft, etc.)