falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to sell off; to sell completely
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
whispered conversation; whispering
to call again; to call (someone) back
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
self-protection; self-defence
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
pitch that hits the batter
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
large serving; large portion
somewhat below; slightly below
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic