Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds
unique; peculiar; singular
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
how; in what way; I wonder
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
boule (round loaf of white bread); Boer
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
doppelgänger; doppelganger
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark