to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
possible; likely; probable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
summertime; summer season
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to take a veneer off something
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
while; during (the time when)
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
priority; order of precedence
to talk to oneself; to mutter