before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
breath; breathing; tone; mood
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
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
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
hotcake; (American) pancake
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reconciliation; make peace with
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be conspicuous; to stand out
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to fill a hole with earth
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament