haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
on time; on schedule; punctually
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
island in a pond or river
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
school; proofreading; proof
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to blow through; to blow across
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
remainder; the rest; what is left
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
rapid progress; radical progress
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
tank (military vehicle); chariot
leading; guiding; commanding
to lend an ear to; to listen to