face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
duty; function; office; mission; task
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
acceleration; speeding up
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
a little bit; a little while
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
questions and answers; dialogue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
weight; heavyweight boxer
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn