certainly; surely; definitely
companion; partner; spouse
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
reopening; resumption; restarting
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
2nd day of the month; two days
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to be at a loss for words
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
there is nothing; having nothing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
entertainment; amusement; fun
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
lunchtime training; lunch break practice
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs