distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
deep affection; dear; beloved
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
very much; very many; more and more
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to erase all trace of something
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
as you see; as you can see
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to attack; to assault; to assail
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes