distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
ratio; proportion; percentage
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
confusion; distraction; derangement
almost every day; almost daily
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to wander; to roam from place to place
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
rather; sooner; preferably
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
second day of the month; two days
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
way (of doing); manner; method; means
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
in the morning; during the morning
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
question and answer session
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about