plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
being too late; losing one's final chance
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to think too much; to be over-concerned
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
staying the night; lodging (at)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
English conversation; school for English conversation
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
in the morning; during the morning
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
strength; power; proficiency; ability
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again