to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to have a talk; to tell a story
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
failure; mistake; blunder
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
together; at the same time; same; identical
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
regret; repentance; remorse
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)