to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
hard to get; hard to come by
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
understanding person; supporter
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)