being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
one's every action; every single move
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
slim; slender; slight; delicate
measurement round the hips
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
allocation or dispatching of cars (despatching)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
health and physical education
to scrape off; to shave off
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
desk chair; office chair; computer chair