to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
recently; lately; these days
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
weird; disgusting; sickening
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
infection; contagion; becoming infected
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with