bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
the same generation; coeval
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
practice; practising; training; study
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
polite; respectful; reverent
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
for convenience; as a matter of convenience