ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
you could say that; that might be so
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
first thing in the morning
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
start of work; commencement; opening
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
occurrence; happening; incident; event
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move