single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
second (unit of time); arc second
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
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)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
particularly; only; in the case of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be at a loss for words
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
senior high school student
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!