clearing one's throat; cough
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
results; record; grades; marks
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
sampling food or drink; tasting
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indirection; indirectness
indicate reason; infers some protest
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
a little; a bit; slightly
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)