(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
senior high school student
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)