challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
while; during; while; although; all; both
memorizing a musical score
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
second; number two; runner-up
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
and; thereupon; because of that
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Für Elise (composition by Ludwig van Beethoven)