to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
marking; grading; scoring
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to repeat; to do something over again
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
I see; that's right; indeed
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start