to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
annotation; explanatory note; comment
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
item; something that one "just has to have"
disuse; not using; non-usage
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
mouthpiece of a telephone
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
older brother; elder brother
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
willpower; energy; vitality
library (usu. single-room); small library
comparatively; relatively
action; operation; effect; function
more than anything; above all else
one large ...; a great ...