(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
low dining table; tea table
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
troops; group members; team members
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
sick person; patient; invalid
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
practical question (problem); practical matter
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
digger; excavator; power shovel
near-miss; just missing (each other)
annual (plant); first-year student
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to appear in the newspaper
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to thrust before; to thrust at
living by oneself; living alone
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
shopaholic; compulsive buying; shopaholicism
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
buying price; cost price; purchase price
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
going into battle; departure for the front
broken; intermittent; disconnected