negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be worried; to be troubled
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
all you want; as much as one wants
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)