pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
genius; prodigy; natural gift
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
nothing but; except; no more than
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hello; good day; good afternoon
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
attendee; participant; person present
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)
to become better; to improve
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
because of; owing to; due to
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
the other day; a few days ago
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?