both; both sides; both parties
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
hoarding; storing away (without using)
mediocrity; ordinary ability
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
regret; repentance; remorse
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
club activities; extracurricular activities
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound