shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
young noblewoman; princess
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
question; inquiry; enquiry
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention