tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
adoration; admiration; devotion
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
money-making; earning money
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
of tender years; very young
outward appearance; apparent
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to jar; to creak; to grate
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
aging; wearing out; deterioration
because of; owing to; due to
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ready with a rifle leveled
very careful; thoroughly prepared
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)