elementary; basic; rudimentary
walking briskly; determinedly
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
dealing with; coping with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to become completely chilled
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to look away; to turn away
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
inside; interior; inner part
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of