top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
floral decoration; floral ornament
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
in the mountains; among the mountains
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to wear glasses; to put on glasses