to sit in a row; to be arrayed
standing tall; towering; soaring
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
promotion (school, military, etc.)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to have time free; to have time to spare
older sister; lass; young lady
daily necessities; everyday item
long-term hospitalization
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
head (of the body); tip; head (e.g. of a tool); boss; head; header (in soccer); heading (the ball)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
the same rank; the same digit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
emotional scars; mental trauma
serves you right!; see what happens!
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel