promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
time; hour; period; class
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
sidewalk café; footpath café
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
second (unit of time); arc second
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)