to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
distant look; faraway look
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
winning in a flash; instant defeat
speaking of ...; as for ...
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
as; because; with; due to
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
two (long cylindrical things)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
business; work; operations; service; duties
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down