to ask a question; to ask questions
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
does not; can not; will not
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to smirk; to grin broadly
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
distinctive; characteristic
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness