working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
whispering; murmuring; subdued
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
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
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
course; route; path; process; means
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
on countless occasions; many a time
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
being dotted with; being scattered
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize