to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
influencing (a person) for good
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
to yield to temptation; to succumb
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to serve; to work for; to attend
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
waterproofing; making watertight
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to begin talking; to open up
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to shine in (light); to illuminate
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through