retention; maintenance; preservation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
English conversation; school for English conversation
considerably; greatly; a lot
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
really; truly; indeed; good grief
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
anything and everything; just about everything
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least