trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
little by little; bit by bit
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
decision; determination; resolution
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
participation; joining; entry
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
chance; opportunity; occasion
(being) face to face; facing each other
same quality; same nature; homogeneous