evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
document; official papers
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very interesting; of great interest
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
stay of execution; suspended sentence
not necessarily so; is not always true
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to attempt; to test; to try out
negotiations; discussions; connection
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
act of mercy; helping another person
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
being filled with; being full of; permeation
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
that's true; of course; obviously
student (esp. a university student)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher