(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
several weeks; a few weeks
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
one's possessions; ownership
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to join together; to combine; to join up
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
(in) her way; peculiar to her
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
interruption; interference; butting in
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
consideration; taking into account
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to cover fully; to wrap around
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat