now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
this and that; one thing or another
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
point of compromise; common ground
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
willpower; energy; vitality
administration (of medicine)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
diagnosis; medical examination
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
how can (one) do something
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
four handed performance (on the piano)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
completely; fully; entirely
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year