to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
don't you think?; indicates question
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
control; management; supervision
to find fault with; to question
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
as far as the eye can see
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
environment; circumstance