stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
cutting in line; queue jumping
to knock down; to bring down
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
low dining table; tea table
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
curse; spell; malediction
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience