serious; severe; grave; acute
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
loveable; very likeable; like very much
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
school rules; school regulations
stoppage; tightness; block; infarction (e.g. cardiac)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
prohibition; inhibition; ban
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
cosmetics; toilet articles
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion