to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
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
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
violent explosion; bursting
for a while; for some time; for a period
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
trouble; bother; annoyance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
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)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
campus life; student life; life as a university student
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip