munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
retention; maintenance; preservation
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
new graduate; recent graduate
working adult; full-fledged member of society
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to spend time (on doing something)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not