to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
standing for a long time; remaining standing
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
moment by moment; hour by hour
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
so what!; who gives a damn?
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion