to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
even if nothing else; more than anything else
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
numbering; numbering machine
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
this and that; one thing or another
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
malicious; deliberately mean
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to get between; to be caught in
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
emotional strength; force of will
accurate; correct; precise; exact
two classes; double; two sets
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander