to approach; to draw near
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to lose heart; to lose motivation
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
another; different; something else
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
association; union; guild
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
even though; despite; when
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to see through; to see the true nature of something