stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
present (brought by a visitor); gift
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take back; to recapture
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
way of talking; speaking style
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
trade; buying and selling
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to help each other; to cooperate
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
hard to reach place; remote place
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
regular customer; valued client
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)