early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
briskly with small steps; trotting
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
order; command; directions; instructions
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
light; faint; pale; fleeting
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
have a pain in one's chest
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
popular name; common name; given name
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime