filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
main question; real issue at hand
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
the reverse; other side; lining
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
early (days); initial stage; initial
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Maris; Marris; Mullis; Marisu
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
living by oneself; living alone
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
addition; supplement; appending; appendix