exposing; unmasking; laying bare
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
tedious; boring; being fed up with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to beat time; to mark time
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to make a firm resolution
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
not worth considering; out of the question
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
illicit sexual relationship
permission; approval; authorization; license
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)