awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
elementary level; beginner level
counter for books; volume
original intention; initial resolution
must not; should not; do not
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to be overcome with emotion
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
private affairs; personal matter
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
how-to (book); self-help book
being somewhat excited (agitated)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
pen writing; character written with a pen
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to raise one's voice; to shout
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate