calm; composed; cool; quiet
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to go ahead; to pull ahead
floor above; floor upstairs
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
round shape; circle; circular form
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
to come and go; to go back and forth
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
somewhat far; fairly distant
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to soothe and humor; to coax
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
seeing for the first time; first sight
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop