belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
extremely; very; really; super; so
tear gland; lacrimal gland
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
commencing with; including
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
starting point; starting line
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
value; worth; virtue; blessing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
way (of doing); manner; method; means
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
chief; main; principal; important
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary