lateness; tardiness; arriving late
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
lost property; something dropped and left behind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
periodic; regular; routine
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
influential person; man of importance
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
small fraction; small proportion
pitching ability; counter for pitches
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
centre of attention; center of attention
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
success; prosperity; boom
to deal with (handle) a matter
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
central government ministries and agencies
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to push aside; to push one's way through
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other