principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to take a breath; to take a short rest
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
at once; immediately; right now
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
the other day; a few days ago
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
participation; joining; entry; adherence
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
accurate; correct; precise; exact
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time