loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
in the hospital; hospitalized
hospitalization; hospitalisation
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
very hungry; starving; ravenous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
snake; serpent; large snake
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
study group; study meeting
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
report; notification; registration
without permission; without notice
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
document; official papers
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment