damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to open (one's eyes) wide
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
old friend; old acquaintance
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
now that; since; so long as; because
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
stepwise; one step at a time
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to try to do; to attempt to do
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
new student; freshman; first-year student
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
current student; enrolled student