check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to grow taller (of people)
to seize (secure) evidence
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
unimportant details; inessentials
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to say; to be pleased to say
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
National Center Test for University Admissions
is something that; is that which
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole