throng; gathering of people
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to mix; to blend; to combine
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
practicality; utility; usefulness
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
like this; in this way; as you see
to engage in a heated discussion
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur