I see; that's right; indeed
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
life; living; I; me; student
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
living thing; organism; creature; biology
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
secret; private; surreptitious
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post