to lift; to turn over; to fold over
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
setting a place; setting the table
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to increase; to add to; to augment
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to appear in the newspaper
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
market-based mechanisms; open-market forces; basic principle of a free market
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MIT
used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
free translation; liberal translation
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
joke; playfulness; kidding around
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)