to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
powerful medicine; strong poison
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
as stated; verbatim; literally
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
final conclusion; end product
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
branch office; branch store
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
bank; banking institution
property; fortune; assets
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear