thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
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
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
feeling; sense; impression
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
first meeting; first contest between
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
considerably; greatly; a lot
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
long ago; a long time ago; already
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
much less; to say nothing of
antiquity; the previous era
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
quarrel; dispute; argument