aptitude; aptness; suitability
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to become settled; to be fixed
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
unidentifiable; unidentified
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
just now; at this moment; at this point of time