to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to become better; to improve
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
good humour (humor); good mood
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
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
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be at a loss for words
sympathy; compassion; pity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
single word; a few words; brief comment
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply