extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
in succession; one by one
massing (of troops); gathering
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
still (continuing); as ever; further
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
between times; when there's a spare moment
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
quotation; citation; reference
discussion; argument; debate
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for