requisition; commandeering; conscription
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
beauty contest; beauty pageant
(courteous) invitation; call
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
effective control (over territory); working control
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
dated; date; fixed; external
renewal; extension; revision
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
outbreak of war; starting a war
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
confidentiality; nondisclosure
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus