to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
president (of a society); chairman
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
time; season; period; phase; stage
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
considerably; fairly; quite
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service