(not) merely; (not) simply
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
just because; even if; even though
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
genius; prodigy; natural gift
clearly; distinctly; vividly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
being somewhat excited (agitated)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
examination results; test result; test outcome
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
unmarried person living affluently
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth