thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
derailment; digression; deviation
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to give rein to (imagination)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to walk in on; to tread upon
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
keeping things tidy and in order
modesty; humility; being humble
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to relax; to feel at home
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
almost; roughly; approximately
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
silence; stillness; quietness
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)