sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
increase and decrease; fluctuation
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
the place for; the time for; the level of
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
maintenance; preservation; improvement
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
temporary sewing; basting
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
favorite; favourite; habitually used
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
instead; but (on the other hand)
draw (in competition); tie game
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
every other day; every second day
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to shade an account; to add something extra
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to understand from experience
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to grow taller (of people)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)