just the other day; quite recently
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
pupil; student; schoolchild
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
contradiction; inconsistency
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to escape death; to be saved from death
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
final; eventual; ultimate
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
though one didn't intend (expect) to
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision