morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to become completely chilled
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
system; institution; organization; organisation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to shade an account; to add something extra
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to come and go; to go back and forth
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
womanly; ladylike; feminine
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
8th day of the month; eight days
condo; condominium; condominium apartment
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)