house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
drilling machine; boring machine; drill press; keypunch; card punching machine
underground; subterranean
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
resolute; determined; bold
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
Egyptian cobra; asp (Naja haje)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to burrow through; to dig through
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
food; food products; foodstuffs
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
in order; sequential; seriatim
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper