right (to do something); authority; power
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
resignation; acceptance; consolation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to go out and away; to leave
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
established fact; fait accompli
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
and; thereupon; because of that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to be away from home; to be out of the house
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)