opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
courteous; decorous; polite
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
schoolgirl; female student
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
home environment; family environment
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
bento; Japanese box lunch
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to push aside; to push one's way through
rather than; more ... than ...
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off