mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
informant (often with regard to survey respondents)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to have time free; to have time to spare
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
source of information; intelligence source; message source
fee; charge; rate; material
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to withdraw money; to take money out
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
heir; inheritor; successor
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
to stare back (at); to glare back
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast