in a sense; in some way; to an extent
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
feeling keenly; fully realizing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to say no more; to sink into silence
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
match; game; bout; contest
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)