shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
tendency; trend; inclination
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
men and women of all ages
is never the case; has never happened
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pause; to have a short intermission
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
offence; offense; hindrance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
materials; data; document
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to apologize; to apologise
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
progress; being under way
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
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to like; to love; to be fond of
(another's) daughter; young lady
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion