long ago; already; a long time ago
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to correct oneself; to restate
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
welcome!; nice to see you!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
observation; survey; watching
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
indicate reason; infers some protest
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular