wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
influence; clout; leverage
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
only; merely; but; no more than
forced repatriation; deportation
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
deep affection; dear; beloved