surroundings; environs; circumference
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
don't you think?; indicates question
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
in this way; thus; such; uh...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)