question; inquiry; enquiry
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
don't you think?; indicates question
fully prepared; all ready
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
observation; survey; watching
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(physical) growth; development
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use