to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
matter of time; question of time
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
river; stream; River; the ... river
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rapid-fire comic dialogue
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
plural; multiple; several
to turn towards; to point
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
handsome young man; Adonis
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
good-quality; superior in quality
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide