small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
tossing and turning while asleep
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
testimony; (verbal) evidence
silence (not speaking); muteness
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
several people; a few people
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
suffix for familiar person
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
research institute; (research) laboratory
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that