smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to badger; to pester; to beg
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to breathe while sleeping
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
mountain ridge; near a mountain
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom