to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
in case of; at that time; at this time
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
good-quality; superior in quality
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
way of eating; how to eat
well-bred; of good upbringing
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
briskly; quickly; promptly
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
studying at a language school near a station (instead of going abroad)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
more than friends, less than lovers
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight