and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
form; shape; figure; visage
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(political) administration; political power
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hiding one's embarrassment
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
had better ...; had better not ...