sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
one thin flat object; one sheet
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
second; number two; runner-up
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
slight intoxication; being tipsy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
maximum permissible level or dosage
individual differences; personal equation
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
intimidation; threat; bluster
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)