to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
arrogant; haughty; insolent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
representative; exemplary; model
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
last week; the week before
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind