disuse; not using; non-usage
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
gliding (through the air)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
tuberculosis; TB; concretion
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
(written) work; book; writings
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
reception center (e.g. for refugees); reception centre
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
being left out; being ostracized
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
fake passport; forged passport
surname; family name; last name
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
safety zone; traffic island
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
declaration; statement; proclamation
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs