protuberant; paunchy; idly
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
preparation; arrangements
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
hey there; I say; see here
bento; Japanese box lunch
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bento; Japanese box lunch
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
weird; disgusting; sickening
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
not caring; not giving a damn
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign