tacit; unspoken; implicit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to become possible; to become able to (do)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
diligent student; studious person
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
no!; no no!; no, not at all
can't help; won't make much difference
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
supply; supplying; replenishment
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
creation; generation; formation; derivation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
picture painted by oneself; self-portrait
self-praise; praising oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
chief; main; principal; important
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to be helpful; to be useful
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.