to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
sleeping on one's side; lying on one's side
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to whine; to make feeble complaints
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
last ray of hope; only hope
rational; reasonable; logical
in terms of; from the point of view of
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
I see; that's right; indeed
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
single word; a few words; brief comment
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
product; produce; result; fruit
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to glare at each other; to confront each other