to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
the same as always; day after day
competing; competition; auction
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
great hurry; great haste; rush
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
notice; attention; observation
to look around; to survey
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune