conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
deep affection; dear; beloved
the very best; excellent; superb
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
last century; ancient times
offender; criminal; culprit
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
iron rust; iron hydroxide
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water