piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
light brown; golden brown
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
(another's) daughter; young lady
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
owner (esp. of a business)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
strange; rare; novel; curious
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
firm promise; definite promise
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
disclosure; exposure; revelation
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once