to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
blank column; blank space
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
rationalization; justification
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to recover consciousness; to come to
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to think too much; to be over-concerned
last week; the week before
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
looking depressed; long face
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal