to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to slap; to strike; to spank
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
seventh day of the month; seven days
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
results; record; grades; marks
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to look away; to turn away
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
physical condition; state of health
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
first meeting; first interview with
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety