to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
chair; stool; post; office; position
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the West; the Occident; Western countries
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
children's story; fairy tale
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful