trivia; snippet of knowledge
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
department store; department
hand; handball (soccer foul)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
birth; creation; formation
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
battlefield; battleground
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
hastily made; improvised preparation
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...