box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to throw oneself down; to lie down
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
frequency (of occurrence)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
column shape; cylinder; columnar
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
military authorities; army circles
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
that's true; of course; obviously
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year