to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
other than; excluding; without
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
topic of discussion; agenda
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
single word; a few words; brief comment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
if it is the case that ...
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
superiority complex; sense of superiority
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
money-making; earning money
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
last night; yesterday evening
way of eating; how to eat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity