sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to carry something into a place
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
last flight; last bus; last train
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
your husband; her husband
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
illegitimate child; secret love child
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to understand; to make out
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
while moving; on the move
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
covered wagon; prairie schooner
virtue; charm; merit; good point
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
now that; since; as long as; provided that