to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
for example; for instance; e.g.
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
even if ...; even supposing that ...
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
after school (at the end of the day)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme