desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be photographed; to be projected
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
23rd day of the month; 23 days
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
inheritance; something given or received
radiant smile; contented smile
to press a question; to cross-examine
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
outline; summary; gist; basic points
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
yourself; himself; herself
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
existence; possession; having; limited company
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
manners; behavior; behaviour
sorry; excuse me; thank you
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
having no money; lack of money