pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
transfer student; student changing schools
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
follower; attendant; valet; servant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
reading partway; leaving half-read
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
(not so) much; (not) very
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
clanging; empty; deserted
corridor; hallway; passageway
long ago; already; a long time ago
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
if it is the case that ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
noon; midday; daytime; lunch