bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
3rd day of the month; three days
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
how; in what way; by what means
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
personal; individual; private
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
hello; good day; good afternoon
sorry; excuse me; thank you
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by your leave; with your permission
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)