state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
self-affirmation; self-approval
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to go too far; to go to excess
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
private car; private automobile
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
slave traffic; slave dealer
no, not like that (but like this)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
creche; day nursery; day-care center
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
study; library; den; home office; reading room
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)