to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
study; learning; tutorial
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
man; male; masculine gender
when it becomes; when it comes to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
probability; likelihood; chances
considerably; fairly; quite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
of course; certainly; naturally
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
such ... as; or some such
if it is the case that ...
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in succession; one by one
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered