rather; sooner; preferably
vent; bent; "finger bending" guitar technique
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
clearing one's throat; cough
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
now that; since; so long as; because
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to get back together (with a former partner)
to like; to love; to be fond of
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)