to keep away; to keep at a distance
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
just the other day; quite recently
favorite; favourite; habitually used
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
influence (on someone); inspiration
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to be transparent; to show through
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
serious look (on one's face); straight face
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility