overseas student; exchange student
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
slow to act; slow in starting work
regular time; stated period
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
with a bang (clash, bump)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
busy; having no (free) time
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict