renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
looking depressed; long face
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
normalcy; normality; normal
perception; sensation; awareness
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
step; stride; counter for steps
much less; to say nothing of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
professor; teaching; instruction
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
the right person in the right place
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to concern; to be related
nothing; nil; naught; nought
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
just because; even if; even though
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
study; learning; tutorial
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded