to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
don't you think?; indicates question
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
great difference; big difference; wide margin
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
sound recorder; tape recorder
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
no filter (photo); (lit.) without processing
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly