percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
had better ...; had better not ...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
secret; private; surreptitious
for the first time in one's life
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is the case that ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
very young; little; childish; immature
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
(social) position; status
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be the ruin of (a person)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to lose one's footing; to slip
stairs; stairway; staircase
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response