wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to degenerate; to lapse into
multiplication table; times table
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to hold a small dinner party
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
in the city; within the city
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
longing for others; wanting company
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
overcast sky in the rainy season
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
resignation; giving up the game for lost
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
grudge; complaint; reproach
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise