-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
stairs; stairway; staircase
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
piroshki (Russian pierogi; meat and eggs, etc. baked in bread)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
difficult to ...; hard to ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
voice training; vocal exercises
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver