to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to loiter around; to wander about
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to grab hold of; to catch
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
but; however; even though; even if
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to notify; to advise; to inform
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain