present continuous tense; present progressive form
white circle; white star; victory mark
number; number plate; license plate
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
it's not like; it isn't as if
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be perturbed; to be agitated
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
dear me; I mean; or rather
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
getting in shape; improving one's figure
for some (unspecified) reason
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel