uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to smile broadly; to grin widely
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
considerably; greatly; a lot
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be photographed; to be projected
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
entreaty; supplication; petition
to think of; to come up with
job; work; duties; trade; skill
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business