to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in this way; thus; such; uh...
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
annual (plant); first-year student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in that way; thus; so; so?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
correction; revision; amendment
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
participation; joining; entry; adherence
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
nothing in particular; none in particular
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion