extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to accumulate
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
every year; yearly; annually
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
reduction by half; halving
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
protest; refutation; pleading
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
woman; female; feminine gender
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
fortune-telling; divination; augury
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
had better ...; had better not ...
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
elegant; graceful; refined
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
school; proofreading; proof
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague