to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
presumption; assumption; estimation
metre; meter; meter; gauge
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
town; city; municipal; urban
major disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster; catastrophe
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to push aside; to push one's way through
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)