sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
great swordsman; master fencer
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
historical play; period drama
long ago; previous; of a former age
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
if you think about it; come to think of it
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
two days later; day after next; next day but one
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)