to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
no-good man; (male) loser
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
by sheer strength; by brute force
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
beyond comparison; incomparable
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply