satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to paint (draw) a picture
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
trivial; not amounting to much
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rather; better; instead; if anything
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time