moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
comic books; comics; comic; comical
teatime; tea break; coffee break
considerably; greatly; a lot
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to smile (at); to grin (at)
that's the way it is; such is life
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
try; attempt; try (rugby)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
adds force or indicates command
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey