to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
fine weather; fair weather
chilly; unpleasantly cold
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
good feeling; feeling good
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
no need to guess; certainly
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
head; brains; intellect; understanding
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
orders; instructions; directive; command
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
hair style; coiffure; hairdo