sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to examine someone's expression
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
great hurry; great haste; rush
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
straightforwardly; being outspoken
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
open; public; official; overt
good prospects; full of hope; promising
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
new student; freshman; first-year student
just one person; only one
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gender; distinction of sex; sex
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
man; male; masculine gender
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)