to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
by myself; in person; by oneself
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
until now; so far; up to the present
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
smoothly; easily; readily
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
as if it were about oneself
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
because; the reason why is
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late