diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
innermost depths of one's heart
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to pass (of time); to elapse
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
second month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
after school (at the end of the day)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
returning from school; going home from school
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
ago; since; before; previous
to tower over the surroundings
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still