moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
of course; certainly; naturally
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
time; hour; period; class
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
clearing one's throat; cough
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
and; thereupon; because of that
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to look around; to survey
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)