to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
living thing; organism; creature; biology
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
counter for (school) periods; nth period
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
these guys; these fellows
to have troubles; to have concerns
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
and so; therefore; for that reason
to be worried; to be troubled
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
about; concerning; related to; -ish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
prejudice; bias; distorted view