bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
drama; play; powerful drug
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to become better; to improve
in the morning; during the morning
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
cotton gloves; working gloves
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
fan site (website run by fans of a celebrity, TV show, etc.); fansite
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
several people; a few people
gentle; mild; meek; tender