lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
180 degrees; complete change
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
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
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
several times; once or twice
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily