assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
such; like that; that sort of; very
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
loveable; very likeable; like very much
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
wired; cabled; communication by wire
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering