for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
addition; adding; supplement
recalculation; recalculate
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to become keen on; to get passionate about
unwanted child; shunned child
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
ignorant of the ways of the world
government service; the bureaucracy
to freeze; to refrigerate
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
recollection; reminiscence
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to watch intently; to stare
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
planned; scheduled; systematic
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)