device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
thought; consideration; thinking
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to come to one's senses; to calm down
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
schoolgirl; female student
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
somehow; for some reason or other
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to discuss; to talk together
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
beauty contest to name Miss ...
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
physical condition; state of health
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with