bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
tradition; legend; folklore
cheap article; poor quality article
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
funny story; funny anecdote
happy memory; sweet memory
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
special lecturer; guest lecturer
question; inquiry; enquiry
to concern; to be related
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
anything and everything; just about everything
in one's own way or style
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
form; shape; figure; visage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to repeat; to do something over again