hiding one's embarrassment
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
review (of learned material); revision
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
setting off (on a trip); departure
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
bento; Japanese box lunch
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
better than nothing; better than none at all
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
big frame; large figure; huge body
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
back off!; leave me alone!