to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be consistent; to be coherent
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
ability; capability; skill
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
third day of the month; three days
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
study; learning; tutorial
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
review (of learned material); revision
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit