to be at a loss; to be puzzled
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
the way back; the way home; return trip
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to look down on; to make light of
educator; teacher; educationalist
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
the reverse; other side; lining
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to not believe one's ears
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
jealousy; roasted rice cake
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information