return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
honorific affix; honorific prefix
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
blackhead; dark discoloration; blackening; (black or dark) tarnish
for example; for instance; e.g.
rotten smell; putrid odor
journey; route of a journey
in search of; in order to look for
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
for today; for the time being
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work
last business day of the year (usu. December 28)
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor
determination; resolution
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
secret information; intelligence
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle