in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
jealousy; roasted rice cake
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
lightly; easily; carelessly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
round shape; circle; circular form
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to look away; to avert one's eyes
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
reputation; respectability
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be softened; to calm down
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
never mind!; don't worry about it
several times (as large, over)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...