tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fourth day of the month; four days
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
third day of the month; three days
recitation; reciting from memory
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to be parted from; to be separated
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
only recently; just of late
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
curiosity; inquisitiveness
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility