collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pointing out; identification
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
these guys; these fellows
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
trauma (usu. psychological)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
24 hours; twenty-four hours
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
something or other; one thing or another; this or that