skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
casualties; injuries and deaths
information media; press; news organs
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
majority group (party, faction)
civilized world; civilised world
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
with a start; with a jump
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
smoothly; easily; readily
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
delusion; trick of the imagination
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
capable of anything; liable to do
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
different opinion; objection
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
busy; having no (free) time
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted