won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
since then; from that time; ever since
student (esp. a university student)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
present; gift; to give a present or gift
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
name; given name; first name
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
branch office; branch store
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sympathy; compassion; pity
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner