senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
moment by moment; hour by hour
you (plural); all of you; you all
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
all present; all concerned; all of us
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
in the meanwhile; during the time
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
a short while ago; already
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
drawing a figure; drawing a diagram; construction
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to strangle; to constrict
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
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand