to ask a question; to ask questions
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
consequence; outcome; result; blame
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
chair; stool; post; office; position
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
while; during; while; although; all; both
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
beginning; outset; first; onset
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
piece; fragment; one (object)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
wall with exposed timber pillars
holding on to; sticking to
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age