was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one's own style; self-taught manner
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
within; inside of; less than
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
in public; in company; in the presence of others
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
had better ...; had better not ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
special training; intensive training; crash course
to become possible; to become able to (do)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include