house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to join forces; to cooperate
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
feeling; sense; impression
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
retreating figure; appearance from behind
imagination; supposition; guess
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to pick up; to find; to gather
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
not worth considering; out of the question
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to maintain; to continue to have