member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
true state; actual condition; reality
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth