objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to dye; to colour; to color
here and there; in places
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
as if nothing had happened
close; intimate; on good terms
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
expression; presentation; representation; notation
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
way of talking; speaking style
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
female high-school student
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)