easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
older sister; elder sister
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
match; game; bout; contest
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
a little bit; a little while
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
long ago; once upon a time
and; AND (Boolean operator)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
bookbinding; binding (a book)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis