flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
in the morning; during the morning
to waste time; to kill time
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
how many months?; how long?
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
understanding; comprehension
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to become empty; to be emptied
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
all night long; all through the night
to stop in the middle of a sentence
condition; state (of health); appearance
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
company; corporation; workplace
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony