secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to have troubles; to have concerns
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
working adult; full-fledged member of society
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
never mind!; don't worry about it
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
thought; consideration; thinking
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
sour look; surly face; pout
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart