letter; missive; note; mail
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
one day; (on) a certain day
hostility; antagonism; opposition
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to unfold; to unroll; to open
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
un-; non-; negative prefix
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
self-supporting student; working student
holding two or more positions concurrently
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
charming; fascinating; attractive
back off!; leave me alone!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
matter causing distress; something causing worry
recently; lately; these days
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about