chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
alert status; emergency alert
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
water-heater; water-boiler
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
different (from); not the same (as)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
conference room; council room
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
vibration; vibrato; trill
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
unprecedented; never seen before
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
dated; date; fixed; external
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon