grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
number plate; licence plate; license plate
to be perturbed; to be agitated
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(period of) a year; during an era
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
opposite; reverse; contrary
compassionate; sympathetic
hiding one's embarrassment
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
childhood friend; old playmate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to beat to death; to kill
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to blow off; to be blown off
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
both sides; two sides; double-sided
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
intelligence quotient; IQ
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank