not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to tear up and throw away
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
dull sound; muffled sound
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
general mobilization; full mobilization
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)