to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
waffle batter; waffle cloth
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
viewing as a problem; problematizing
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
feelings; thoughts; meaning
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
great laughter; burst of laughter
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
session; jam session; jam
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
near oneself; close to one; familiar
impassioned speech; fervent speech