embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be worried; to be troubled
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
preparation; arrangements
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
if you think about it; come to think of it
novel; story; (work of) fiction
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to make up one's mind; to be determined
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
a glance; a look; a glimpse
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness