to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
stature; height; size; physique
complete stranger; total stranger
winter vacation; winter holidays
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
arrest; apprehension; capture
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
contract; compact; agreement
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
so what!; who gives a damn?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
as a child; when one was a child
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)