plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in this way; thus; such; uh...
beginning; outset; first; onset
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
another's parent; another's parents
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(together) with; -wide; including
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
cooperation; collaboration
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
go that far; to that extent
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nature; property; disposition
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy