normalcy; normality; normal
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
shopping; purchased goods
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
scenery; scene; landscape
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
tingling; stinging; pungently
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
after a long time; for the first time in a while
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently