concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to become sick; to be struck by a disaster; to hinder; to be hindered; to run into problems; to have an accident
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
difficult to ...; hard to ...
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
the people; citizens; the populace
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
technical skill; ability; capacity
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
(instrumental) solo; recital
to not believe one's ears
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
audience; attendance; hearers
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
everything; anything; nothing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)