to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
inattention; absent-mindedness
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
sensual love; love affair
transcendence; transcendency
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
directly opposite; right in front
third-year student; third-year pupil
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
retrogression; regression
to press a question; to cross-examine
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly