undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
contours of one's body; figure
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
fashion sense; sense of fashion
how; in what way; I wonder
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
such ... as; or some such
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
leaving work (office, school) early
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
club budget; club expense
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
explosion; rupture; break off
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation