suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
demanding; difficult; strict
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
February; second month of the lunar calendar
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to name; to call; to christen; to term
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to spread; to be propagated
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to one's delight; to one's joy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
technique; art; skill; move
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
impossible to do (although wants to)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
whereabout; about where; how much