straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
looking on; remaining a spectator
invisibility (through magic)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to say; to tell; to state; to do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such; this sort of; like this
beforehand; in advance; previously
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)