astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at the last moment; this late in the game
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
for your information; I'm telling you
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to be conspicuous; to stand out
deep emotion; strong feelings
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)