printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
here and there; in places
hostility; animosity; enmity
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
student guidance; student counseling
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
intellectual level; level of intelligence
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to stop talking; to be silent
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
having in mind; happening to know of; idea