make no progress; remain unsettled
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
if you think about it; come to think of it
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
flying column; detached force
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
vocational school; technical school
studying in the morning (by oneself); brief "self-study" period before morning classes begin
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sales; selling; marketing
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar