on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
since when; from when; how long
good impression; favorable impression
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to feel inferior; to feel small
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
vomiting blood; hematemesis
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
all you want; as much as one wants
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to take back; to recapture
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter