outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
distinctive; characteristic
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to have a talk; to tell a story
there is nothing; having nothing
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
this one; with this; in this way
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced