time; season; period; phase; stage
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to press a question; to cross-examine
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
senior; elder; person older than oneself
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
without; but if; otherwise; or else
normalcy; normality; normal
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to continue to do; to persist in doing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged