promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
(one's) quota; assignment
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
5th day of the month; five days
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
2nd day of the month; two days
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
questionnaire; survey; poll
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
definite decision; final decision
proposal; proposition; suggestion
student in a lower grade; underclassman
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious