from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
article; news story; report; account
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
snapshot (esp. of people)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
honorific/polite/humble prefix
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be surprised; to be astonished
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be found; to be discovered
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that's the way it is; such is life
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how; in what way; by what means
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
debut work; one's first work