taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
plump; with a thud; heavily
to fall on one's backside
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
after school (at the end of the day)
conference room; council room
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop