diagnosis and treatment; medical care
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; (on) a certain day
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
document; official papers
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
just because; even if; even though