to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to rally; to make a comeback
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
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
interference; meddling; butting in