reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
place; situation; position; location
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
accept one who comes to you
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
homeroom; form room; form class
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)