to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
you (plural); all of you; you all
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
vacant house; unoccupied house
5th day of the month; five days
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
younger scholar; future reference
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the front; honest; upright; decent
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to be erected; to be built
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
postponement; deferment; adjournment
sunlight filtering through trees
to become better; to improve
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder