to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
manners; behavior; behaviour
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(temporary) closure of school
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to take a breath; to take a short rest
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
because of; owing to; due to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished