study of foreign languages; linguistics
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
diligent; hard-working; industrious
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword