to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
distrust; unjust suspicion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
library (usu. single-room); small library
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
return of something; repayment
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to go out and away; to leave
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
active; dynamic; behavioural
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to happen to have on hand or in stock
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
hesitation; indecision; vacillation