unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
without permission; without notice
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to stiffen; to become stiff
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)