cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
tingling; stinging; pungently
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
reskilling; improving one's skills
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
malignant tumor; malignant tumour
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to frolic about; to mess around
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
negative personality; asocial type
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
finger flick to the forehead
to count; to include in the number
start of a romance; beginning of love