to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
dullard; indecisive person
several years; a few years
as before; as ever; as it was originally
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
inside a plane; in-flight
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
living; lifestyle; living room
what's that?; what the...
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
power; authority; jurisdiction
transfer; assignment; conveyance