ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
all; entire; whole; altogether
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
depiction; description; portrayal
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
had better ...; had better not ...
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as a child; when one was a child
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in one's own way or style