to wait and see; to see how the land lies
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
with a bump; with a clunk
to jump up and down; to hop
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
useless; vain; aimless; idle
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then