holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
technical skill; ability; capacity
degree of relative priority
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
of great promise; with a promising future
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to try all possible means
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
point in common; common feature
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
(political) power; authority; influence
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)