to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thin man with well-defined musculature
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
not necessarily so; is not always true
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
when it becomes; when it comes to
convenient; handy; useful
function; facility; faculty; feature
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
in the future; another day; later
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to make one feel grateful
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
even more; still more; further
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment