pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
boy; son; baby boy; young man
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to watch steadily; to stare
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
ability; performance; efficiency
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
door; gate; opening; title page
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)