to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
current student; enrolled student
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
initialization (of a variable); initialisation; formatting (a disk); initialization; initialization (of a device); (factory) reset
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
discovery; detection; finding
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
single word; a few words; brief comment
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve