reaction; response; reaction
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
reason; cause; circumstances
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
lost article; something forgotten
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sunlight filtering through trees
tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked
student (esp. a university student)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up