hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to take a breath; to take a short rest
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
pride; boast; credit (to)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
negative emotions; negative feelings
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
later on; eventually; afterwards
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
student in a lower grade; underclassman
at that time; in those days
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
enemy territory; hostile place
(made of) stone; stone-built
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
sincere; earnest; serious
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)