touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
even though; despite; when
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
something like ...; something called ...
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to talk; to chat; to chatter
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
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)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)