pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
as you can imagine; as imagined
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
excursion; outing; picnic
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
there is nothing; having nothing
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
directly opposite; right in front
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking