temporary residence; sojourn
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
you (plural); all of you; you all
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
maiden flight (e.g. of an aircraft)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
engineer; technical officer
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
animated TV show; cartoon
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
Vietminh (Vietnamese Independence League organized to obtain freedom from French colonial rule)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
French film; French movie
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
being startled; getting a shock
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this