gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
video game; computer game; console game
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
sound novel; text-based adventure game with music and sound effects
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
gadding around; gallivanting; tour; wandering; walking aimlessly
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to say; to be pleased to say
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
fixed date; appointed day
schedule; program; programme; agenda
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to