deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
solitude; loneliness; isolation
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
(instrumental) solo; recital
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
upper half of the body; upper body
cherry blossom (colour, color)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to understand from experience
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
opposite side; opposition
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race