situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
hard struggle; strenuous effort
the staff; inside the department
power balance; balance of power
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
weight training; muscle training
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pair; the two; both persons; both things