strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
good-quality; superior in quality
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
neckline (of dress, etc.)
ankle-length (clothes); maxi (skirt, dress, etc.); floor-length (clothes); maxim
apparently; appears to be
combined living-room and dining-room
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
completely; fully; entirely
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
furnishings; implements; equipment
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to become calm; to die down
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to scatter away; to vanish
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to support each other; to support one another
idealistic thought (argument)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
all people; everybody; ten thousand people