to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to discuss; to talk together
autumn breeze; fall breeze
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
(act of) writing on a blackboard
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sailor suit; middy uniform
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to be bony; to be angular
to accept; to receive; to agree
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
group; party; team; squad; section
sharing; division; draw; tie