undisputed; entirely; perfect
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
decorated cake; fancy cake
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
finger marks; dirt from the hands
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
hard fight; difficult struggle
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment