slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
unanticipated; unexpected
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to be relieved; to feel relieved
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
articles; supplies; parts
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
upper half of the body; upper body
exactly as stated; verbatim
clothes; clothing; garments
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)