year in, year out; always; 24-7
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
several sheets (flat objects)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
medical book; medical journal
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pile up; to accumulate
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
solitude; loneliness; isolation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to finish reading; to read through
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
egoism; egotism; selfishness
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
(personal) background check
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
entering school; school attendance