serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
than; from; out of; except; but; more
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
so; like this; in this way
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
though; notwithstanding; although
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
that day; the very same day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade