a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
observation; survey; watching
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
while; even though; despite
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
courteous; decorous; polite
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
tone (of voice); manner of talking
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)