absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to suppress one's emotions
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pure and innocent; immaculate
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
no vacancy; full occupancy
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
by all means; by all costs
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
sleeping comfort or snugness
slight; thin; on the weak side
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to yield to temptation; to succumb
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind