to mistake (A for B); to misread
unskilled; not very good at
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
here and there; in places
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to die by drowning; to drown
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
torturing to death; tormenting to death
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
record keeper; recorder; archivist
time series; chronological order; chronology
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in