just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to have a meal together; to sit at table
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
review (of learned material); revision
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
perfect; complete; flawless
pointing out; identification
the very best; excellent; superb
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total