leader; guide; mentor; coach
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cram-free education; pressure-free education
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
prompt; immediate; in real time
to head home; to leave for home
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
perfect; just right; ideal
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
training wheels; stabilizers
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
dispute; argument; contention
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern