severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
penalty; sentence; punishment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
supreme; sublime; highest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
glorious achievement; distinguished service
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
surrounding at a distance
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
act of mercy; helping another person
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to accept; to receive; to agree
admiration; wonder; astonishment
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
nice; likeable; desirable
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly