direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
long ago; already; a long time ago
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
bright person; talented student; prodigy
also known as; also called
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to look down on; to make light of
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
study; learning; tutorial
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words