graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
school building; schoolhouse
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
carefree; free from worry
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
club activities; extracurricular activities
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well-mannered; courteous; polite
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
influence; effect; impact
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)