insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
for the first time in one's life
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
addition; adding; supplement
to have a smattering knowledge of
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
by sheer strength; by brute force
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to extend (building); to build on
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
contrived; false-sounding
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
additionally; in addition
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
inundation; submersion; flood
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination