to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
already; now; no longer; not any more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small type or handwriting
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
in one's hands; in one's control
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
finish reading; skim (over)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
life; living; I; me; student
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
abrupt; sudden; unexpected