question; inquiry; enquiry
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
contract; compact; agreement
long ago; a long time ago; already
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
environment; circumstance
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
and; thereupon; because of that
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to chase; to run after; to pursue
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to call again; to call someone back
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fall; drop; descent; coming down
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem