van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
polite; courteous; hospitable
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to take off one's glasses
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to look young; to seem young
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
leader; authority; mainstay
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
very much; exceedingly; extremely
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)