consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
home delivery (of food); outside catering
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
question; inquiry; enquiry
to refuse; to reject; to deny
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
moment by moment; hour by hour
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
particularly; only; in the case of
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to lie down; to throw oneself down
rope; cord; policeman's rope
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
professor; teaching; instruction
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after