war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
brown envelope; manila envelope
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
first day of the month; the first of the month
talk about divorce or separation
lovers talk; sweet nothings
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
neat and clean; tidy; trim
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
much less; to say nothing of
periodic; regular; routine
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
sofa bed; sofa-bed; sofabed
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to be lacking in options; to be too few
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
illumination; decorative lighting
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...