aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(passenger) car; automobile
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
line; queue; procession; matrix
opposite side; opposition
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
having said that; on the other hand
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
how; in what way; I wonder
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
hiding one's embarrassment
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
schoolgirl; female student
unrequited love; one-sided love
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
speech and conduct; words and deeds
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
small change; coins; small sum of money
commuting to school; school commute
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!