to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
refutation; rebuttal; retort
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
great physical power; animal strength
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
considerably; greatly; a lot
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
woman; female; feminine gender
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
student in a lower grade; underclassman
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of