to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
as; because; with; due to
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
future; possible; potential; prospective
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
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)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
item; something that one "just has to have"
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
contrived; false-sounding