joints; points (of a speech)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
trunk (of the body); soma
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be detained; to take time
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
only recently; just of late
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
smallish; on the small side
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment