to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
electrical tape; insulating tape
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
it's not like; it isn't as if
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
university student; college student
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to forget to say; to forget to mention
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
way; course; the only way
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede