I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); highest-ranking division; intermission (between acts); interlude
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
perfect; complete; flawless
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
lost article; something forgotten
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sick person; patient; invalid
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
to apologize; to apologise
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
curse; spell; malediction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago