several weeks; a few weeks
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
continuation; succession; series
to complain; to make a complaint
these guys; these fellows
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
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)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
indescribable; inexpressible
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
flight; desertion; escape
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
bygones; the past; past event
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
way; method; means; resource; course
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die