the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
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
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be kind to; to treat kindly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
newcomer; initiate; rookie
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
after school (at the end of the day)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
garbage (rubbish) collection point
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding