these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
primer; manual; introductory book
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
recovery; undoing; recall
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
elective subject or course
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
to express (in words); to confess
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)