ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
life; living; I; me; student
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
cigarette end; cigarette butt
staying the night; lodging (at)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to slap; to strike; to spank
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to lay aside; to set aside
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
above all else; more than anything
goal to strive for; challenge
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to learn something through hearing
imprisonment; incarceration
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne
reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
complete recovery of health
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless