firm; unshakeable; resolute
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
way; method; means; resource; course
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
give-and-take; give and take
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to become an expert; to be master at
villain; baddie; the villain's part
drama; theatre; theater; play
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
second-year student; biennial
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
supporting evidence; corroboration
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
planned; scheduled; systematic
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down