magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
schoolgirl; female student
two persons; two people; pair; couple
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?