taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
second; number two; runner-up
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be reflected in a mirror
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
trial; judgement; judgment
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to collapse into; to flop onto
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
indicate reason; infers some protest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)