desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
head; brains; intelligence
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
particularly; only; in the case of
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
(instrumental) solo; recital
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since