flour; meal; powder; dust
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
long time; long interval; for quite some time
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
no sleep or rest; working day and night
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(punishment by) striking with fists
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
exploitation; overuse; abuse
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus