heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
at first; in the beginning; originally
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
just you wait and see (as a threat)
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
as a child; when one was a child
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
manned; occupied; piloted
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
ongoing; in progress; afoot
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
memory; sense; experience
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit