tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
schoolgirl; female student
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
reaction; response; reaction
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
research; study; investigation
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
mental derangement; madness; insanity
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)