scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
settlement; solution; resolution
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
study; research; investigation
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
and; thereupon; because of that
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
(medical) doctor; physician
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
Island; insula; island; islet
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge