English conversation; school for English conversation
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
the very start; the very beginning
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
day after day; day by day
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn