expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
outside track; outside pitch
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
inside track; inside pitch
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
(turned out) all right in the end
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
according to plan; as planned; on target
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
Takahashi Youko (1953.5.11-) and (1966.8.28-)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained