regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
how should I know?; don't ask me
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to become better; to improve
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
electrically powered; electric
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention