power; might; authority; influence
reduction by half; halving
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
but; however; provided that
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
weird; disgusting; sickening
selection; choice; option
error; mistake; slip; bug
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
storehouse; warehouse; godown
mirror surface; lens surface
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)