to take away; to carry away
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
house search; search of the premises; raid
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
trivial; not amounting to much
popular name; common name; given name
to be saved up (of money)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
video game (played on a home console)
online news; netnews; Usenet
play equipment; playground equipment
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
list price; regular price; established price
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
dose of medicine to be taken only once; medicine ordered for a single use
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
sales promotion; hard selling
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher