guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be too late; to be too slow
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
modesty; self-control; discretion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
have a good day; take care; see you
free (of charge); gratuitous
line; queue; procession; matrix
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
young person; youth; young
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to stay (at); to stop (at)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
accumulation; accumulate; store
(physical) growth; development
measurement error; calculation error
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence