to count on one's fingers
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to be worried; to be troubled
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
supplementary classes or lectures
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to talk to oneself; to mutter
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
with a start; with a jump
what do you want?; can I help you?
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
matter of time; question of time
whispering; murmuring; subdued
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
complete stranger; total stranger
individual; private person; personal; private
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening