chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
for use by children; for children
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to get someone to say; to make someone say
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
radioactive contamination
optimism; taking an optimistic view
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station