thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
memory; sense; experience
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
not necessarily so; is not always true
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
very likely; very probable
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
lowercase letter; small letter
to get accustomed to using
just a minute; small quantity
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
that's a different matter; that's a different story
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
reproachful; hateful; bitter
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
subtracting points; points deducted
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully