freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
doing whatever one pleases
ultimate; final; last; eventual
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
clearing one's throat; cough
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
dealing with; coping with
stillness; repose; standing still
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to sit for an examination
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
it is I who should say so
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill