the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to talk; to chat; to chatter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
telephone call; telephone (device)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
firm; unshakeable; resolute
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
way; method; means; resource; course
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
give-and-take; give and take
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
story; tale; talk; discussion
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to become an expert; to be master at
villain; baddie; the villain's part
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
drama; theatre; theater; play
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
second-year student; biennial
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%