cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
just past noon; afternoon
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
depression; low spirits; dejection
half and half; fifty-fifty
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to detain; to check; to restrain
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
kindergartener; preschooler
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to continue to increase; to continue to mount