to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
don't you think?; indicates question
priority; order of precedence
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
serious look (on one's face); straight face
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
letting (someone) die without helping
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to do someone in; to bump someone off
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be perturbed; to be agitated
feigned; pretending (not to know)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
free (of charge); gratuitous
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly