fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 to catch up (with);  to draw level;  to pull even;  to be compensated;  to make up for one's losses
 understanding;  comprehension;  appreciation;  sympathy
 to get used to;  to grow accustomed to;  to become skilled in;  to become experienced at;  to become tame;  to become domesticated
 have no choice;  there is nothing but;  no more than
 wrong;  not good;  hopeless;  past hope;  must not do
 foot;  paw;  leg;  gait;  pace;  bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji;  means of transportation
 to pull;  to draw;  to string (lines);  to run (cable);  to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve);  to drag;  to haul
 to this extent;  to this degree;  this much
 guest;  visitor;  customer;  client;  shopper
 to swell;  to rise;  to bulge;  to rouse;  to get excited
 scene;  sight;  scenario;  setting
 such;  this sort of;  like this
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 exactly as stated;  verbatim
 one's post;  one's station;  department;  bureau;  section
 consultation;  discussion;  discussing;  asking (somebody) for advice
 to take something into ...;  to bring in;  to lodge (a complaint);  to file (a plan);  to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
 time (three times, each time, etc.);  times
 precise;  accurate;  appropriate;  exactly the right
 one's assessment of the situation
 to weather (a storm, rough seas);  to ride across;  to get through (adversity);  to weather;  to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
 so to speak;  so to call it;  as it were
 resourcefulness;  social grace;  confidence;  life experience
 to ask;  to inquire;  to blame (someone) for;  to accuse of;  to care about;  to regard as important
 woman;  female;  feminine gender
 to appear;  to come in sight;  to become visible;  to be expressed (e.g. emotions);  to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
 one person;  being alone;  being by oneself;  being single;  being unmarried;  by oneself
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 eye;  eyeball;  eyesight;  sight;  look;  stare;  notice
 to abbreviate;  to omit;  to take;  to capture
 (having) striking effects;  (producing) dramatic results;  of particular efficacy